Shane Doan, Captain of the Phoenix Coyotes, is rumored to test free agency. Doan, drafted by the Winnipeg Jets has played for the team, through the name changes, for all of his 16 seasons. Since becoming acclimated to the NHL’s…
EA Sports dominates the video game hockey world, bringing the action from the ice to the screen…sorta. Gamers of EA Sports NHL 12 know the feeling when I bring up statement, “stupid AI.” Of course, other language could be used.…
Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan does not like the fact that his name keeps popping up in trade rumors. In fact, if it were up to him, he’d prefer that the team just trade him and get it over with.…
When you get a lot of hockey executives and decision makers in the same building at the same time, a lot can happen. And a lot of moving and shaking occurred tonight at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh.…
The Detroit Red Wings apparently have agreed to terms with undrafted Swiss forward Damien Brunner. According to Mlive.com and the Detroit Free Press, Brunner told Swiss media that he has agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Wings. The…
With the 2012 NHL Entry Draft set to begin tonight and throughout the weekend, many young athletes from around the world are about to have their dreams come true as they eagerly anticipate their selection and the chance to play…
It’s that time of the year when GM’s like Chuck Fletcher and other front office personnel decide which current players to keep or let go on the free agent market come July 1. For the Minnesota Wild and their goaltending…
When a young defenseman posts 78 points in only his third year in the NHL, you get him under contract for as long as possible. That’s exactly what the Ottawa Senators did today when they inked defenseman Erik Karlsson to…
We here at Hockey World Blog, with the support of Dekree and Blue Ice Hockey, have put together a NHL Playoff Bracket Challenge. The challenge, predict the outcome of the NHL playoffs, round by round. With 58 participants, including HWB writers’, two…
Former NHL superstar Alexie Kovalev has aspirations of returning to the NHL, and he would love to make that return to his former club, the Montreal Canadiens. “I’d definitely like to come back to Montreal,” Kovalev recently told the Montreal…